Waxer and polisher



M y 1933- c. E. ERICSON 1,910,683

WAXER AND POLISHER Filed Sept. 19, 1932 INVENTOR, (TE [Tic-5'0 70 MTORNEY'V.

Patented May 23, 1933 UNITED STATES CHARLES E. meson, or os ANGELES,CALIFORNIA WAXEB AND POLISHER Application filed September 19, 1938.Serial No. 633,867.

This invention relates to apparatus for applying a cleaning or polishingliquid to.

and for polishing floor or other surfaces.

It is an object to provide a device of this class includin a containerfor the liquid and to provide a klnetically actuated valve whereby theliquid may be readily discharged at the will of the operator withoutnecessity of actual fingering of a valve or other discharge device bythe operator.

A further object is to provide a waxer and polisher of substantial andlow cost construction and in which several elements are removable andadapted for replacement when worn, broken or lost, and further toprovide a cap or filler unit incorporating thev discharge means.

The invention consists in certain advance ments in this art as set forthin the ensuing disclosure and having, with the above, additionalobjects'and advantages as hereinafter developed, and whose construction,combination and details of means, and the manner p of operation will bemade manifest in the description of the herewith illustrativeembodiment; it being understood that modifications, variations andadaptations may be resorted to within the scope, principle-and spirit ofthe invention as it is more directly claimed hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a perspective of the polisher as in use.

Figure 2 is a detail section of the cap and discharge valve.

In its illustrated form the apparatus includes a container in the formof a simple oblong tin can 2 at one end of which is a filling screw-cap3, and the sides of the can are provided with a handle yoke 4 for ahandle 5 which provides for manual propulsion of the polisher.

A novel feature of the apparatus resides in the means for controllingdischarge of the liquid content from the can 2, and which comprises adischarge mouth 6 in which is seated a valve 7 automatically retractedto closed position by a spring 8 one end of which is anchored as to aplug 9 fixed in the mouth piece 6.

The mouth piece and its valve may be pofilling cap provided with avertically dissitioned and attached to the can on either end and is hereshown as incor orated with the cap 3 to form a unit attac ment, thoughit is not necessarily limited to such incorporation. 1

I When the can is on the floor in operative position the mouth opens atits lower end which is normally and automatically closed by the valve 7.

If it is desired to efiect discharge from m the can this is slightlylifted by the handle 5 and then thumped down on the floor with theresult that the valve 7 opens under kinetic impulse Just enough to allowleak of the liquid from the mouth 6; the spring 8 instantly closing thevalve again.

Polishing is effected by a soft cloth 01-" felt strip 10 fastened in anysuitable manner around the top, bottom and ends of the can. The strip 10is removable and reversible top for bottom and inside for outside, untilthoroughly worn out, when it may be relaced by a new strip.

It will be seen that the liquid will only be dispensed by such a shockdownward as will pen the valve 7. 4

When not in use the polisher can be hung up by its handle; the yokeallowin for a full reverse of the 'can if desired so t at the can may behung in the plane of the handle axis.

When the can is pushed to and fro on the floor a quantity of the liquidwill surge forward into the mouth 6 which forms a reservoir holding someofthe liquid above the 95 valve 5. This surge action occurs constantlyand a small amount will be collected in the reservoir as long as anyliquid remains in the can.

What is claimed is:

1. A waxer and polisher comprising a container with a polishing ply onits bottom face and having a vertical end wall with a osed, tubulardischarge member having a ottom outlet above the bottom plane of thecontainer, an upwardly closing, automatic discharge valve in saidoutlet, and a handle pivotally connected to and whereby the containermay be tilted upward on the end re- 1 0 2- newness mote from the valveas a -fulcrum and by which the bottom of the container may be joltedagainst a subjacent surface to cause the valve to be opened by kineticenergy.

5 2. A Waxer and polisher comprising a han dle With a bottom yoke, aliquid container on which the yoke has pivots between the ends of thecontainer, polishing plys on the 7 top and bottom faces of the containerproto viding for inverticle use of the container, and means disposed inone end Wall of the container and Wholly between its top and bottomplanes for discharging liquid therefrom.

11$ 3. A waxer and polisher comprising a handled, liquid container, andmeans disposed in an end wall of the container and Wholly between itstop and bottom planes for discharging liquid therefrom; said means in-2@ cludin a kinetic-action, upwardly-self-closing Va ve.

CHARLES E. ERICSON.

